From a study by Marcel Zentner and Tuomas Eerola: Humans have a unique ability to coordinate their motor movements to an external auditory stimulus, as in music-induced foot tapping or dancing. This behavior currently engages the attention of scholars across Read More …
From a study by Rauscher FH, Shaw GL, and Ky KN: Motivated by predictions of a structured neuronal model of the cortex, we performed a behavioral experiment which showed that listening to a Mozart piano sonata produced significant short-term enhancement Read More …
Some weeks, it’s so busy around here that there just aren’t enough hours in the day, and this last week was certainly one of them; however, I wouldn’t trade my experiences this week for the world. As if everything else Read More …
Sometimes, the letters to the editor in professional journals are much more interesting than the research papers that are published. Here’s one from Rob M F van der Weiden: Dr James suggests that some cases of ‘road rage’ in motorists Read More …
From a study by Serbun, Sarah J., and Kenneth G. DeBono: This study proposes that some music preferences might be conditioned in childhood through exposure provided by a primary parent or guardian. We hypothesized that those college students who perceive Read More …
From a study by Escher J, and Evéquoz D: The effect of trophotropic (relaxing) music on heart rate and heart rate variability has been investigated in 23 healthy young individuals by means of 24-hour Holter-ECG. Relaxing music (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart) Read More …
